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1 September, 21:46

Use the following excerpt from Christopher Columbus's journal for October 1, 1492, the day he first landed in America, to answer the question:

"As I saw that they were very friendly to us, and perceived that they could be much more easily converted to our holy faith by gentle means than by force, I presented them with some red caps, and strings of beads to wear upon the neck, and many other trifles of small value, wherewith they were much delighted ... - -"

Christopher Columbus's journal, October 1, 1492

What inference about Columbus does the excerpt support?

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  1. 1 September, 22:07
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    D. Columbus's motive was to convert the natives to Christianity.

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  2. 1 September, 22:11
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    Columbus had many goals in his exploration of the New World. Religious conversion was one of them. The except shows it.
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